The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22014 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 22014 clues and answers were published on Wed 27 Sep 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22014 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-across : IHAVENTACLUE
8-acrossThis is for breakfast? Love a duck!, Mark interjected : OATMEAL
9-acrossHis room is refurbished in a style seen in Spain : MOORISH
11-acrossIn the middle of the day horse is in shape : NONAGON
12-acrossEmbassy official loses car certificate : DIPLOMA
13-acrossMistake has tinker guillotined : ERROR
14-acrossDunce is amusing or unruly : IGNORAMUS
16-acrossSuspend hospital department? That’s severe! : STRINGENT
19-acrossLive wire caught round pole? It can’t be helped! : GONER
21-acrossThey say a sailor’s offensive : ASSAULT
23-acrossWrite about mineral in food : PEMICAN
24-acrossA seat has nap trimmed by Leo : PILLION
25-acrossCharge makes Peter go wild : PROTEGE
26-acrossSpeaker reserves royal box for arranger : ORCHESTRATOR

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Vocaliser is working in Bury : INTONER
2-down – Nemesis starts to vilify evil-doer in fury : AVENGER
3-down – Rose’s inelegant disposition : EGLANTINE
4-down – Victim I defended is revealed to be fearful : TIMID
5-down – Policeman holding Henry’s egg-beater : CHOPPER
6-down – Even a place of higher eduction has class : UNIFORM
7-down – Cashiers fish from the side of the ditch : COUNTERSCARP
10-down – Analyst leads woman round bowling area : HEADSHRINKER
15-down – Bond to observe hesitation when taking hold of breast : NOTEPAPER
17-down – King holds saint to be a lawbreaker : RUSTLER
18-down – Feed US rhino wrongly : NOURISH
19-down – Footwear and books getting covered with soup : GUMBOOT
20-down – Greek character to vindicate form of energy : NUCLEAR
22-down – Chiton cut short initially in North Africa : TUNIS

This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.

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